AuthenTec, a developer of biometric technology, has announced that ASUS will be including AuthenTec’s fingerprint sensors in its netbooks for increased security. The netbook, a small simplified laptop, is the first of its kind to come standard with fingerprint sensors. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/digitalidnews-4.gif)
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AuthenTec has announced its AES2660 smart sensor has been incorporated into technology developer Fujitsu’s new STYLISTIC Q550 tablet computer. Further, the sensor, which has been embedded onto the back of the tablet and runs off the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, offers one-touch security that eases its use to enhance security for mobile computing. Among the reasons AuthenTec’s sensor was deemed good fit for Fujitsu’s needs was the low-power and low cost for integration as well as its many packaging options. read more »AuthenTec announced it has acquired Seattle-based network security solutions developer PeerSec Networks. Among the segments of PeerSec that is included in the acquisition are the Matrix line of device-embedded security solutions, which consists of the MatrixSSL, MatrixSSH and MatrixDTLS, and the team behind those solutions. read more »AuthenTec announced the acquisition of all the assets of Proxure, which includes intellectual property and software products relating to their syncing and cloud-based storage services. read more »AuthenTec has announced that its AES850 smart fingerprint sensor has been integrated into a new Fujitsu smart phone, the REGZA Phone T-01D. With AuthenTec’s AES850, the Android 2.3-based phone can be locked and unlocked via a quick scan of the user’s fingerprint. The sensor can also be used to control access to applications on the phone as well as provide greater security for NFC-enabled mobile payments. read more »AuthenTec has introduced a solution that brings fingerprint security to virtual private network authentication on Android-powered smartphones and tablets. AuthenTec touts the new solution, called QuickSec Mobile VPN Client 2.0, as being an upgrade over the native VPN Client the Android operating system provides as it’s more secure, faster, interoperable and less expensive to maintain. read more »Oberthur Technologies and AuthenTec, a provider of mobile and network security solutions, have teamed up to create SIM-based designs that will make NFC mobile payments via smart phones faster and more secure. read more » |
